Tugade Orders Immediate Firing of LTO Tarlac OIC for Alleged Involvement in Illegal Drugs

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“Kung involved kayo sa korapsyon, lalong-lalo na sa droga, pasensyahan tayo, sipain ko kayo.” 

This was the statement of Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade right before he directed Land Transportation Office (LTO) Chief Edgar Galvante to immediately fire LTO Tarlac OIC Rodel Yambao after being nabbed by the police for alleged possession of illegal drugs.

Yambao was arrested on Wednesday, 08 May 2018, in an operation conducted by the Tarlac Police together with the operatives of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA).

According to the police report, nine (9) sachets of suspected shabu, a hand grenade, and bullets for an undertermined hand gun were seized in Yambao’s residence in Barangay San Roque.

Yambao, who has been listed as a high value target, is now in police custody and will have to face charges on possession of illegal drugs and illegal possession of firearms and ammunitions.

Enraged after learning the incident, Tugade said "Kung mga corrupt nga hindi natin pinalalampas, eto pa kayang sangkot sa ipinagbabawal na gamot? Ang mga anay na gaya mo, walang puwang sa departamentong ito lalo na sa lipunan na galit na galit sa droga!"

Tugade likewise ordered Galvante to look into Yambao's profile and investigate if he is involved in any form of corrupt practices during his term.

Further, the Transportation Chief warned all employees under DOTr and its attached agencies that zero tolerance is imposed to those who will get involved in corruption, much more with illegal drugs.

Qingdao Peking Opera Company's The Monkey King Makibg Havoc in Heaven to be Presented at CCP on May 18 - 19

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The National Commission for Culture and the Arts and the Cultural Center of the Philippines, together with the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of China and the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China proudly present a special Beijing Opera performance of “ The Monkey King Making Havoc in Heaven ” featuring The Qingdao Peking Opera Company on Friday, 18 May 2018 (Gala Night) at 7:30 pm and Saturday, 19 May 2018 at 7:30 pm at the Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino (CCP Little Theater) CCP Complex, Roxas Blvd., Pasay City.

Admission is FREE. For ticket reservations, please call the NCCA International Affairs Office at (02) 527-2206 --- Mon. – Thurs. 10 am to 4 pm.

The year 2018 marks the 43rd year of the formal establishment of the Philippines - China  Diplomatic  Relations.  In light  of  the  progress  made  by  the  increase  of  official people-to-people  contacts  and  exchanges,  both  countries  agreed  to  facilitate  cultural activities to further enhance the Philippines-China bilateral relations.

Part  of  the  2015-2018  Executive  Program  of  the  Philippines-China Cultural Agreement is a cross-cultural collaboration of the Filipino Sarswela/Opera and Chinese Jingju (Peking Opera).

The visit of the Qingdao Peking Opera Company shall feature back to back performances, interactions, lecture-demonstration, and pre-production meetings with Filipino theatre artists to facilitate a traditional theatrical collaboration between the Philippines and China. 

The Philippines-China diplomatic relations was formally established back in June 9, 1975. The late Premier Zhou Enlai and the late Philippine  President  Ferdinand  Emmanuel  Edralin Marcos signed the  joint  communiqué of  the  establishment  of  diplomatic  ties  in  Beijing  and  formally established diplomatic relations at ambassadorial level.

Synopsis of " The Monkey King Making Havoc in Heaven."
When Sun Wukong led the monkey training in the “Mountain of Flowers and Fruits”, The Jade Emperor sent the God Venus to invite him to temple peach feast, which is not real invitation. Enraged by the news that he is not in the guest list of   peach feast, Sun Wukong smashed abode of immortals in heaven and stole the temple peach and elixir made by the God Venus.

Flaunting the banner of “The Monkey King”,   Sun Wukong called his own troops in the “Mountain of flowers and Fruits”. After defeating the Li Tianwang army sent by the Jade Emperor, Sun Wukong and all monkeys enjoy their happy lives in the “Mountain of flowers and Fruits”.

Established in 1950, Qingdao Peking Opera company is recognized “National Key Provincial Opera Troupes” and “National Advanced Culture Collectives ” by the Ministry of Culture, People's Republic of China. Awarded as “Shandong National Advanced Culture Collectives”, the Qingdao Peking Opera Company  was officially ratified as “Province-level Intangible Cultural Heritage” by People’s Government of Shandong Province.

Over the past 60 years since its founding, the Company has inherited and developed various schools of Peking Opera through endless efforts of artists such as Yan Shaopeng, Zhang Chunqiu, Zhang Shaolou, Jie Yun Hong, Li Shibin, Dong Chunbo etc. In recent years, the Company has been developing vigorously “Young Talent Cultivation Strategy”. Charged with the important task of cultural exchanges with foreign countries, the Company constantly sends performance visits to Japan, Russia, Britain, South Korea, Norway and other countries. The Qingdao Peking Opera Company is one of the elite and distinguished Peking Opera Troupes in China.

In the years of artistic creation and performance appraisal in the Central Propaganda Department, the Company has won several awards, "China Peking Opera Art Festival Award", "National Children's Drama Repertoire of Outstanding Performances Award", "Shandong Province Quality Engineering Award" and "Shandong province Taishan Literary Award”, among others.

The classic traditional repertoires  are  "Harmony through a Royal Marriage," "Silang Visiting His Mother," "Wild Boar Forest," "Qin Xianglian," "Wangjiang Pavilion, "Zhu Lian Village," “The Legend of Wang Baochuan and Xue Pinggui," "Big Two," “Uproar in Heaven," "Bazhen Decoction," "Mu Guiying," "Losing Pavilion•Use of Empty City•Killing Masu," "Farewell to My Concubine," "Nest," "An Imperial Concubine Gets Tipsy," "Changbanpo," " Village Of Tigers," "Champion," "Taking Turns Fight against Four Pairs of Mallets.” The repertoires have won extensive influence and deep love among audiences from home and abroad.

3 Key Benefits Of Using Instagram Stories For Online Businesses

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For online marketers and entrepreneurs operating small businesses having a viable profile on Instagram is a necessity rather than a luxury. The popularity of this social media networking channel in recent years is encouraging businesses of various classes to use it as an effective marketing tool to promote their brand products and services.

Moreover, the people operating such organizations do not have to pay any subscription fee to use this platform. This is the reason there are approximately 25 million organizations with an active business profile on this social media networking site. Moreover, experts say this trend is likely to increase in the coming years.

Three key advantages of using Instagram stories for online marketers and entrepreneurs

Experts specializing in the field of online marketing say it can be difficult for businesses to achieve their organizational goals using Instagram without proper guidance. People who use this popular social media networking platform expect to see more than just gorgeous photos from the companies who advertise their brand products on this site. They want to see how the people running such organizations create the goods they are offering to sell to the public. This is where Instagram stories come into the picture. Studies show that the effective use of this unique feature by entrepreneurs and online marketers encourages Instagram users to visit their business websites frequently.

These professionals go on to point out the following three key advantages entrepreneurs can enjoy when they use the potential of Instagram stories to market their brand products to the general public:


Increase in customer engagement

Instagram stories are a series of photos and videos which appear in a slideshow format to allow users to get a glimpse of how businesses create the products they buy. It allows them to experience a day in the working of such organizations and opportunity to hear from the owners of such establishments. This helps to boost customer engagement especially when such entrepreneurs notice a significant increase real Instagram likes from such users.


Boost sales

Unlike other social media networking platform, Instagram allows entrepreneurs and online marketers to connect with the members of their target audience at a personal level. Even within Instagram stories, these businessmen can use certain features which help them to link their posts to their main websites. It allows users viewing such stories to also browse through the sites of such owners. This goes a long way in boosting the sales and revenue of such organizations.


Potential for marketing campaigns to go viral

Entrepreneurs who are successful in capturing the attention of their target with their story ads using this unique feature on Instagram notice an interesting trend. Within a few seconds, people who enjoy the strong visuals of such marketing campaigns and relate to their message immediate, such posts with the those they know. This enables such businessmen to reach out to a larger audience.

Instagram stories allow entrepreneurs and online marketers connect with their target audience in a way which is not possible with traditional advertising methods. The above three advantages of using this feature prove why it is an indispensable marketing tool for such businessmen. It can help them to gain the competitive edge in the marketplace without making a huge hole in their pockets

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